The Knicks are hoping that Amar'e Stoudemire provides reinforcements for Saturday's Game 3 in Indiana, but before they even think about that contest, they need help for tonight's Game 2 at home.

And hopefully for them, Steve Novak can be a remedy to the team's collective shooting ailments.

Novak missed the opening game loss to the Pacers with back spasms, as the Knicks' offense spazzed out to the tune of 43 percent shooting, including 36 percent from behind the arc.

Those are both numbers that the 3-point marksman can certainly help improve for a Knicks' team that saw the rugged Pacers clog the lanes and stifle Carmelo Anthony (10-of-28 shooting). If the Knicks had someone like Novak to stretch the floor and open up lanes, the Pacers would've been forced to always have a man commit to him, unless they'd have been hit with a barrage of 3s from the 3-point Shootout participant.

Novak worked out again today during the team's shootaround, as he did during Monday's practice session, and didn't seem any worse for wear, which made head coach Mike Woodson deem him a "gametime decision."

When asked how he felt and whether he'd be able to contribute, Novak sounded like a guy who plans to at least suit up.

"Yeah, I think so. If we can get it loose and warmed up, it's definitely," Novak said following the shootaround, as reported by Marc Berman of The New York Post, via his Twitter account. "I'm not 100 percent right now, but most guys aren't.''

Novak, who noted that he initially hurt his back during halftime warmups of Game 5 in Boston, hasn't played since. The 6-foot-10 gunner also acknowledged that he "still feels it [discomfort] on explosive cuts," which is good news for Knicks' fans considering most of the forward's movements only occur from his sweet spots as a stationary target hovering around the 3-point line.